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Threats

The D Brief: Israel, Iran trade strikes; Golden Dome, questioned; F-35 engine delay; Russian recession?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 20, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Israeli campaign ‘a blueprint’; War shadows Paris airshow; Defense execs turn Army O-5s; Marine detains LA vet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 16, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Will Israel attack Iran?; CJCS sees no “invasion”; Budget testimony; AUKUS under review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 12, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Protestors ‘a foreign enemy’; DOD DOGE team, ID’d; Trouble for USAF radar plane; Robot navy?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 11, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Trump sends Marines to LA; Hegseth, testifying; State’s AI hires; A first for China’s navy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 10, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: POTUS turns Guard on LA protestors; Russia’s record-breaking strike; Fiber-drone photos; NATO-summit preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 9, 2025
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Threats

The D Brief: DOD civilians, on the move; Ukraine-strike details; Trump’s nuke offer to Iran; Syria’s jihadis, in uniform?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 3, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Golden Dome price, schedule; 3D-printed drones; A push to alter intel; Gitmo’s eye-popping costs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • May 21, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Army Reserve’s Pacific plan; What Ukraine needs; Peace talks in Turkey; Misinformation studies cancelled; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • May 16, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: New jets announced; Border-ops funding shift; Putin’s no-show; Europe’s trillion-dollar problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • May 15, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Why Yemen strikes ended; Gitmo flights, tallied; Spectrum battle; Turkey’s PKK disbands; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • May 13, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Army’s runaway tank; Ukraine’s ‘long-range, remote combat’; Pyongyang confirms involvement; Trump’s natsec ‘emergencies’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • April 28, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: More loose lips; Troops get detention powers; State’s coming cuts; Primes’ aircraft plans; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • April 23, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: State of Defense, service by service; US strikes Yemen port; DEI is out at DOD; Shakeup week for OSD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
  • April 18, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Trump militarizes border, testing courts; Adm. Caudle for CNO?; Tariff war could cost DOD critical minerals; And a bit more.

  • Audrey Decker and Ben Watson
  • April 15, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Musk visits Pentagon; NGAD decision?; Navy’s frigate mess; Germany ups spending; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 21, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: COCOM consolidations?; DOD rehiring fired civs; Militarized border zone mulled; Defining cognitive warfare; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 20, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Deportation costs; DOGE cuts; Pressure on Ukraine; Campaign-planning AI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 6, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: DepSecDef nom, testifying; Next CJCS needs a waiver; ‘Iron Dome for America,’ renamed; ID checks, simplified; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 25, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: CJCS, CNO, JAGs fired; Up to 61K DOD workers may lose jobs; Military’s new deportation role; US-India drone pact; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • February 24, 2025
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